Stupidity is not a social construct
Monday, December 8, 2014
Monday, November 24, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
The Feast of Love
We are in the midst of a mini Virgil Thomson revival. His music is incredibly simple, and yet somehow not.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Correcting Coyne
Jerry Coyne posted a farrago of nonsense. I sent him this correction:
Of the Hobby Lobby case you wrote: “But in this case, since the ruling is on Constitutional grounds, I doubt that even Congress could affect it.” This is completely false. The FRFA was passed precisely because the court has held that businesses such as Hobby Lobby have no constitutional warrant for the rights they claim in this case. They have those rights now only by statute. The court's ruling was on the question whether FRFA applies. All that is required to get Hobby Lobby to comply with ACA is to repeal FRFA or amend ACA. Here are some explanations that might aid your understanding. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/06/30/the-hobby-lobby-majority-summarized-in-relatively-plain-english/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/06/30/hobby-lobby-and-the-legal-rights-of-people-organized-as-corporations/Coyne has now, without credit, made a partial correction. But, lest I correct him again, he has blocked me as he found my note above, reproduced in its entirety, rude, and called me a jerk for sending it (speaking of politeness as we were).
Friday, June 27, 2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Monday, April 21, 2014
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Boëllmann Symphony in F
He's known for a bit of organ music but this, after a slow start, is very nice indeed.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jRLe-WSioDs
MGO is hopeless
Promised me two free movies for joining but billed me anyway. Lousy customer service too.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Friday, February 14, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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